secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     TOOTSIE ROLL INDUSTRIES INC (TR)
CIK:        0000098677
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-02-12T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001104659-26-014044
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Tootsie Roll Q4 EPS $0.40 (+29% YoY); FY sales up 1% to $724.7M; cocoa costs easing
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- Q4 EPS $0.40 vs $0.31 YoY (+29%); net sales $194.4M, up 2%.
- FY2025 EPS $1.37 vs $1.18 (+16%); net sales $724.7M, up 1%.
- Cocoa commodity prices retreated; expects lower cocoa costs late 2026/2027; tariffs on cocoa rescinded.
- Incremental tariff costs estimated $3.7M in 2025; cost relief expected in 2026.
- Adjusted net earnings (ex-tax) Q4 $29.1M vs $33.5M prior year due to LIFO liquidation & higher ingredient costs.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/98677/000110465926014044/0001104659-26-014044-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/98677/000110465926014044/tr-20260211x8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-014044

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